Jea, so waddup. I make beats!. I don't scratch tho. I was brought up in a different society of music. Unlike Dj Premier, 9th wonder, and jus blaze... i didn't grow up around break dancing and graphiti. I grew up listenin to hip hop in it's newer forms. I do like scratching sounds, oldskool ones at least. not all da new cuts and stuff dat people have been doin. I have a turntable, it's a direct drive. I use it for sampling tho, and jus like a dj.. i have over 1000 vinyls. There just not new music. do i don't know how to blend. Wat am i tryin to get to???, The question is.. is hip hop dying? Now adays there's less sampling, and hardware that automatically blends music. where are dj's now adays? not around like they used to. I would like to have a dj or two join our crew. I'm tryin to bring new music to the game, but hip hop still has to have it's originality. if anyone can step up to the plate wit killer scratches dat are to the point. then hit me up. i have hundreds of beats that u can use for scratch practices and stuff. well thx for reading this. but i had to inform u people, i've met producers who don't even know how to use a turntable. so jea... we need to step this up. pz